Hendrix among Top ‘Most Innovative’ Liberal Arts Colleges

CONWAY, Ark. (September 9,
2015) – Hendrix College is one of the country’s “Most Innovative” liberal arts colleges,
according to the 2016 U.S. News &
World Report Best Colleges ranking published today.

Hendrix is listed #10 among
institutions “that are making the most innovative improvements in curriculum,
faculty, students, campus life, technology, or facilities.” Results in the
“Most Innovative Schools” category were determined by a peer assessment survey
of college presidents, provosts, and admissions deans, who were asked to
nominate up to 10 colleges or universities.

Hendrix is also one of the top
30 liberal arts colleges recognized for “A Strong Commitment to Undergraduate
Teaching” and is ranked 82nd among the country’s top 100 liberal
arts colleges. Hendrix is the only top 100 nationally ranked liberal arts
college in Arkansas featured in the U.S.
News rankings.

“Being recognized among the
country’s leading liberal arts colleges is always exciting because it affirms
the hard work our faculty and students do every day,” said Hendrix President
Bill Tsutsui. “Regardless of the ranking category or criteria, our priority at
Hendrix will always be inspiring students with a rigorous liberal arts
education in a caring and supportive community.”

Last month, Hendrix was one of
140 colleges chosen for The
Princeton Review’s 2016 Best Colleges "Best in the
Southeast" list and was also among 300 colleges and universities in the
United States, Canada, and Great Britain featured in the 2016 Fiske Guide to Colleges.

About Hendrix College

Hendrix College is a private
liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with
the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change
Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides,
lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For
more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.